Comments on: How to Customize the Firefox 3 Installer http://olex.openlogic.com/wazi/2008/how-to-customize-the-firefox-3-installer-for-the-enterprise/ Thinking OPEN Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:16:14 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: apaz http://olex.openlogic.com/wazi/2008/how-to-customize-the-firefox-3-installer-for-the-enterprise/comment-page-1/#comment-3331 apaz Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:11:47 +0000 http://olex.openlogic.com/wazi/?p=1219#comment-3331 I added the pref('general.config.obscure_value', 0); pref('general.config.filename', 'firefox.cfg'); to all.js and created the firefox.cfg with "defaultPref("browser.startup.homepage","http://www.test.com/"); created the installer and tested it, installs as normal, but it dosent change the homepage? I tried to edit the browserconfig.properties instead, and that works, but how comes the cfg doesnt work? I added the
pref(’general.config.obscure_value’, 0);
pref(’general.config.filename’, ‘firefox.cfg’);
to all.js
and created the firefox.cfg with
“defaultPref(”browser.startup.homepage”,”http://www.test.com/”);
created the installer and tested it, installs as normal, but it dosent change the homepage?
I tried to edit the browserconfig.properties instead, and that works, but how comes the cfg doesnt work?

]]> By: Glen Bettridge http://olex.openlogic.com/wazi/2008/how-to-customize-the-firefox-3-installer-for-the-enterprise/comment-page-1/#comment-3147 Glen Bettridge Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:15:49 +0000 http://olex.openlogic.com/wazi/?p=1219#comment-3147 Albert, You <em>can</em> copy the java plugin files (dlls, dylibs or so files depending on the platform) into the plugins directory when you crack the installer. However, the Mozilla folks strongly recommend against this since it can screw up Java updates. There's a nice article about the Java plugin on the <a href="http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using+the+Java+plugin+with+Firefox" rel="nofollow">Mozilla support site</a>. Glen Albert,

You can copy the java plugin files (dlls, dylibs or so files depending on the platform) into the plugins directory when you crack the installer. However, the Mozilla folks strongly recommend against this since it can screw up Java updates. There’s a nice article about the Java plugin on the Mozilla support site.

Glen

]]> By: Albert Kam http://olex.openlogic.com/wazi/2008/how-to-customize-the-firefox-3-installer-for-the-enterprise/comment-page-1/#comment-3143 Albert Kam Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:08:46 +0000 http://olex.openlogic.com/wazi/?p=1219#comment-3143 Hello, Is there anyway i can specify the location of the java plugin, and make the custom firefox build to use it ? I've scanned for java and jre for the configuration list and found none .. If this can be done, that means a lot easier of setting up a java enabled firefox 3 for our programmers and clients .. Please share your thoughts Hello,

Is there anyway i can specify the location of the java plugin, and make the custom firefox build to use it ? I’ve scanned for java and jre for the configuration list and found none ..

If this can be done, that means a lot easier of setting up a java enabled firefox 3 for our programmers and clients ..

Please share your thoughts

]]> By: Glen Bettridge http://olex.openlogic.com/wazi/2008/how-to-customize-the-firefox-3-installer-for-the-enterprise/comment-page-1/#comment-2353 Glen Bettridge Wed, 27 May 2009 17:54:01 +0000 http://olex.openlogic.com/wazi/?p=1219#comment-2353 David, Good questions for which I have some semi-helpful answers. 1) The installer executable for FF is a self-extracting archive. In order to make it a proper installer, the self extracting code needs to run an executable after the extraction. The app.tag file tells the self extractor which application from the archive to run once the archive has been expanded. In FF, setup.exe is what does the conventional installation tasks. 2) The curse of copy and paste combined with bad author proofreading. This is a holdover from an early draft, but since it is handy to see a sample config file, I'll add it to the article. Thanks for catching the mistake. Glen David,

Good questions for which I have some semi-helpful answers.

1) The installer executable for FF is a self-extracting archive. In order to make it a proper installer, the self extracting code needs to run an executable after the extraction. The app.tag file tells the self extractor which application from the archive to run once the archive has been expanded. In FF, setup.exe is what does the conventional installation tasks.
2) The curse of copy and paste combined with bad author proofreading. This is a holdover from an early draft, but since it is handy to see a sample config file, I’ll add it to the article. Thanks for catching the mistake.

Glen

]]> By: David http://olex.openlogic.com/wazi/2008/how-to-customize-the-firefox-3-installer-for-the-enterprise/comment-page-1/#comment-2350 David Tue, 26 May 2009 22:08:12 +0000 http://olex.openlogic.com/wazi/?p=1219#comment-2350 Thanks for the article! This is a project I'm working on right now, so I appreciate the time you've put into it. Two questions: 1) In one of the early steps you say to download an "app.tag file". What is this for? 2) You mention that you've attached a sample firefox.cfg file using settings from Firefox 2. Am I missing the attachment, or was that not meant for this audience? Thanks again! David Thanks for the article! This is a project I’m working on right now, so I appreciate the time you’ve put into it.

Two questions:

1) In one of the early steps you say to download an “app.tag file”. What is this for?
2) You mention that you’ve attached a sample firefox.cfg file using settings from Firefox 2. Am I missing the attachment, or was that not meant for this audience?

Thanks again!

David

]]> By: Glen Bettridge http://olex.openlogic.com/wazi/2008/how-to-customize-the-firefox-3-installer-for-the-enterprise/comment-page-1/#comment-2230 Glen Bettridge Thu, 14 May 2009 17:19:15 +0000 http://olex.openlogic.com/wazi/?p=1219#comment-2230 MY: There are a couple of built-in switches for the installer that you may find useful: /S runs the installer silently; /D=[path] allows you to specify a customer installation directory and /INI=[path to ini] allows you to pick an alternate configuration ini file. For older versions of the installer, you could also use -ms instead of /S, but that's deprecated in the Firefox 3 installer. MY: There are a couple of built-in switches for the installer that you may find useful: /S runs the installer silently; /D=[path] allows you to specify a customer installation directory and /INI=[path to ini] allows you to pick an alternate configuration ini file. For older versions of the installer, you could also use -ms instead of /S, but that’s deprecated in the Firefox 3 installer.

]]> By: MY http://olex.openlogic.com/wazi/2008/how-to-customize-the-firefox-3-installer-for-the-enterprise/comment-page-1/#comment-2198 MY Wed, 13 May 2009 16:11:59 +0000 http://olex.openlogic.com/wazi/?p=1219#comment-2198 Is it possible to build the custom installer with silent switch so we can push it out with a deployment tool? Thanks. Is it possible to build the custom installer with silent switch so we can push it out with a deployment tool? Thanks.

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